Lesson plan

Name: Pozsony School: ‘‘Mikes Kelemen’’ High School

Katalin-Gyöngyvér
Date: 07.06.2018 Time of lesson: from 12 to 13 p.m.
Class: XII Level: Advanced
No. of Students: 16 Textbook: Upstream Advanced C1 Module: 3 Unit:6 Lesson: Lead- in
Main Aims:
 By the end of the lesson learners will have developed their speaking skills in the context of discussing about different jobs, their
advantages and disavantages, elements of a happy working life and the ideal job.
Subsidiary Aims:
 By the end of the lesson learners will have developed their skills of listening for specific information in the context of a radio
report on a survey about ideal jobs.
 By the end of the lesson learners will have understood and used vocabulary items related to the above mentioned report: ‘to aspire
(to)’, ‘ drove ’, ‘ striking’, ‘vocation’, ‘ reluctance (to)’, ‘ outlandish’.
Anticipated problems:
1. Learners might not know the meaning of all the words from the listening activity.

Aids/ Materials:
 Textbook: Upstream, Advanced C1,Virginia Evans, Lynda Edwards, pg.119, Express Publishing.
 Teacher’s own materials: handout
 Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary

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 Stage names & Lesson procedure Timing /
aims Interaction
T greets Ss, listens to the report and checks Ss’ home-work.
Checking home- - Army officer interview ( 2 :03): https://www.youtube.com/watch? 5 min/
v=5FtvaXdD5-A T-Ss
work
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Lead-in:  T: Asks Ss to open their textbooks on page 119 . T reads the title of the lesson:
To stimulate interest in ‘ A job well done ’. T asks Ss to look at the pictures and guess what these 2 min/
the topic/to give Ss people’s job is. T-Ss, S
practice in prediction/
to set the context for T conducts open-class feedback.
the topic of the lesson Ss: A- army officer
B- teacher
C- bicycle repair man
D- doctor
Feedback  T : ‘What qualities and qualifications are necessary for each job?’
To confirm the correct
T elicits the answers from the Ss.
answers
Army officer: - qualities:
- Qualifications: bachelor’s degree (university degree)

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 T asks Ss to discuss question 1 from Ex. 1 on pg. 16 in pairs:’ Are the people of your
generation generally happier or unhappier than your parents’ generation?’

T conducts open-class feedback.

Ss: I think that people of our generation are generally unhappier than my parents’
generation because they have become very materialistic, they work too much, they
are very busy and they don’t have enough time for themselves, for their families and
friends.

Pre-reading T pre-teaches vocabulary needed for completing the reading tasks that follow later
Pre-teach the key on.T chests out Handout and asks Ss to do Ex. 1: ’’ Match the words with their 10 min/
vocabulary: definitions. Use the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary if necessary. T gives out T-Ss, S-S
To enable Ss to the handouts and dictionaries to Ss. Ss work in pairs.’’ T rearranges pairs. T gives out
understand key items the handouts and dictionaries to Ss.
of vocabulary to allow T conducts open-class feedback.
a general
understanding of the Ss read the correct answers one by one and the T puts them on the blackboard:
text 1.- d.
2.- i.
Feedback 3.- a.
To confirm the correct 4.- h.
answers 5. –k.
6.-e
7.- f.
8. – b.
9.- g.
10.- c.
11.-j.

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 3 min/
Prediction: T asks Ss to discuss in pairs question 2 from Ex.1 on pg.16. Tasks Ss to read the title T-Ss, S-S
To activate Ss’ and the introduction : ‘ We’ve tried shopping and New Age cures, making money and
schemata/to give spending it . We’re still miserable. What’s missing from our lives? ‘
students practice in T asks Ss: ‘What do you think ‘New Age cures’ are’?
prediction T conducts open-class feedback.
Ss: ‘Acupuncture, Aromatherapy, St. John’s Wort (an antidepressant herb), Ginseng,
Fasting or Detox treatments, Biofeedback (e.g. controlling our heart rate).

Feedback: T asks Ss to predict what the writer’s answer to his question will be. S work in pairs.
To confirm the correct T conducts open-class feedback.
answers Ss: Enjoying free time, spending more time with family and friends.

Reading T asks Ss to read the information from the box entitled Strategy Point loudly to the 4 min/
(skimming) class.Each S reads one sentence. T-Ss, S,
To give Ss practice in T asks Ss to read quickly through the article and check whether their predictions were S-S
reading for gist (the right.Ss work individually.They have 4 minutes to read the text.
global message of the T asks Ss to compare their answers in pairs.
text )/ to read to
confirm predictions
from the previous  T conducts open class feedback by asking Ss to tell their answers to the
stage class.
Feedback: S: ’’Interpersonal relations, spending time with friends and family makes us
To confirm the correct really happy. This is the writer’s answer to his question.’’
answers

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Reading for detail T asks Ss to do Ex2 on pg 16 individually by underlining the relevant parts to the 10 min/
(scanning) questions from the text. S, S-S
To give Ss practice in T asks Ss to check their answers in pairs.
reading for more
detailed
comprehension
Ss read the correct answers confirming them by reading the relevant part from the text
Feedback: taking turns.T puts the correct answers on the blackboard.
To confirm the correct 1. C (the organisers....will be down in the mouth)
answers 2. B ( a rise in reported incivility)
3. A ( mass media)
4. D ( for most of the population in a country as affluent... wears off.)
5. A (cheering us up? Not a bit of it.)
6. D ( the thirtysomethings, fighting on the two fronts... dejected )

Post-reading
stage:  T: ‘ The author believes that friends make you happy. What are the 15 min/
To give Ss oral advantages and disadvantages of friendships ?Discuss in groups of 3. Ss-Ss, T-Ss
fluency practice One S puts down your ideas in his notebook.’ You have 7 minutes to do
this.
 T arranges groups. Ss work in groups of 3.(8 groups in total)
 T monitors group work helping them if necessary.
 One S from each group reads out the ideas of the group in front of the
class.

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 S:
Advantages Disadvantages
-friends help you and care about - they can talk about you behind
Feedback: you your back
To confirm the correct - true friends are always reliable, - sometimes you can feel left out
answers you can count on them whenever if you are not invited somewhere
you have problems - you might have different values.
- they can boost your happiness which may cause conflicts
and reduce your stress - sometimes friends can be
-they can improve your self- envious of each other’s success
confidence - you can get easily involved in
- they can help you cope with dangerous gangs such as drug
life’s difficulties such as divorce, dealers, etc.
a serious illness, a job loss, or the
death of a loved one

 T notes Ss’s mistakes

 Ss get a point for every correct sentence.
 The group with the most points is the winner.
Delayed error T writes some errors and some good examples of Ss’ speaking on the blackboard and
correction: ask Ss to correct them individually. 2 min/
To give Ss a chance to Ss come to the blackboard individually and correct one sentence each. T-Ss,
correct themselves in a
student-centred way

Evaluation T praises students for being very active .

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Setting home-  T asks Ss to do Ex.3.a. on pg.17 . 1 min/
work: to practice the  T asks Ss to do Ex 2 and 3 on the handout. T-Ss
target language

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 Handout

1. Match the words with their definitions:

1.To beam /biːm/ a.Rude behaviour; rude remarks

2.To be down in the mouth b.To a very large degree or extent; extremely

3.Incivility /ˌɪnsəˈvɪləti/ c.Unhappy and disappointed

4.To be wretched /ˈretʃɪd/ d.To have a big, happy smile on your face/ to produce a stream of
light and/or heat
5. ingrate /ˈɪnɡreɪt/ e.wealthy
6.Affluent /ˈæfluənt/ f.The process of removing or getting rid of something/somebody
completely
7.Elimination /ɪˌlɪmɪˈneɪʃn/ g.Ordinary and not showing any imagination
8.Massively /ˈmæsɪvli/ h.(of a person) feeling ill.sick or unhappy
9.Prosaic /prəˈzeɪɪk/ i.To be unhappy and depressed
10.Dejected /dɪˈdʒektɪd/ j.Sad, quiet and unhappy
11.Glum /ɡlʌm/ k.Ungrateful

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2. Complete the sentences with the words from Ex. 1.

a. She looked so………………..when she lost the game.

b. Little John was very happy when he saw his mother. He was…………. at her.
c. One of the duties of the police is the………………….of crime.
d. Jane’s composition is …………… It doesn’t show any imagination.
e. Since her dog died, Barbara has been…………..
f. Most of the prisoners admitted committing some sort of crime or …………………
g. You look ……………..!What’s wrong?
h. In he ……………….Western countries parents can afford to educate their children at renowned universities.
i. Women have contributed …………………………..to economic growth.
j. Kate is an ……………….. She is never thankful to anybody.
k. After the football players had lost the match, they sat there with glum looks on their faces.

3. Write an essay of 200-250 words about the five most important things which make you feel happy. Use at least 5 new
words that you have learnt during this lesson.